This Cabinet Card is an image of what appears to be two sisters; the oldest wearing a sailors hat. They were photographed by the Irwin Studio in Brandon, Manitoba (Canada). The oldest girl is standing on a stool. The younger girl is wearing a beautiful embroidered dress. Research reveals that the photographers studio was located on Rosser Street in Brandon.
YOUNG GIRL WEARING A SAILOR HAT POSES WITH HER LITTLE SISTER IN BRANDON, MANITOBA (CANADA)
DECORATED NAVY SAILOR AND ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD; OR, PERHAPS A BOY IN COSTUME
A young boy, wearing what appears to be a naval uniform with a cap and large medals, poses for this cabinet card portrait. Perhaps his father was a sailor. The medal on the left has two crossed rifles. Hopefully a visitor to this site can identify the medals and branch of service. The photographer is Gardner of New York City.
PORTRAIT OF RUSSIAN SAILOR AND WIFE (1906)
This Russian cabinet card is a portrait of a uniformed Russian sailor and his wife. The reverse of the card has an inscription in Russian which states “In good memory for dear Ivan Afansevich and Agrippa Petrovna, from Maria and Aleksandr Limonnivov”. The inscription is dated January 30th, 1906.
DAPPER SAILOR IN UNIFORM
The Sailor in this Cabinet Card is posing at an unknown photographers studio at an unknown location. Perhaps the information is classified (just kidding). It is also a mystery which nations navy this young man is serving in. Hopefully, an informed visitor can leave a comment identifying the nation this sailor represents. One can imagine that the sailor is on shore leave and wandered into a photographers studio to get a souvenir of his visit. He is looking quite dapper in his uniform.
SAILOR LANDLOCKED IN BROOKLYN
This Cabinet Card captures a sailor posing for his photograph at the studio of L Bradfisch on Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York. The buttons on his coat are decorated with an anchor shaped design.
Child Dressed as Sailor Reading a Book in Boston, Massachusetts
This Cabinet card captures a young boy dressed as a sailor posing for the camera as he sits in a large ornate chair reading a book. Note the child’s boots. Sailor boy is photographed by Fred L. Davis of Boston, Massachusetts.
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